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Map Plan of Carillon ou [sic] Ticonderoga : which was quitted by the Americaines in the night from the 5th to the 6th of July 1777 Plan of Carillon or Ticonderoga / Position de l'armée ennemie proche le Lac Champlain le 24. 8.[bre?] 1777

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Title

  • Plan of Carillon ou [sic] Ticonderoga : which was quitted by the Americaines in the night from the 5th to the 6th of July 1777

Other Title

  • Plan of Carillon or Ticonderoga
  • Position de l'armée ennemie proche le Lac Champlain le 24. 8.[bre?] 1777

Names

  • Capitaine du Chesnoy, Michel, 1746-1804.
  • Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de, 1757-1834.

Created / Published

  • [1777]

Headings

  • -  Fort Ticonderoga Region (N.Y.)--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Maps--Early works to 1800
  • -  Fort Ticonderoga Region (N.Y.)--Defenses--Maps--Early works to 1800
  • -  Fortification--New York (State)--Fort Ticonderoga Region--Maps--Early works to 1800
  • -  United States--New York (State)--Fort Ticonderoga Region

Genre

  • Manuscript maps
  • Topographic maps

Notes

  • -  Shows military installations and British troop positions in the vicinity of Fort Ticonderoga (N.Y.) at the time of the Battle of Saratoga (Oct. 1777).
  • -  Relief shown by hachures.
  • -  Parts of index in mixed English and French.
  • -  Pen-and-ink, watercolors, and wash.
  • -  Sectioned (to 16 panels) and mounted on cloth backing to fold to ca. 21 x 14 cm.
  • -  Includes note, index of "Position of the enemy's the 24th October 1777", and index of fortifications.
  • -  Gift; Mr. and Mrs. H.F. Lenfest; Jan. 2000.
  • -  Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
  • -  Acquisitions control no.: 2000-48

Medium

  • 1 map : ms., col., cloth backing ; 68 x 52 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • G3804.T5:2F6S3 1777 .C3

Repository

  • Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. 20540-4650 USA dcu

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 00557013

Online Format

  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Capitaine Du Chesnoy, Michel, and Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier Lafayette. Plan of Carillon ou sic Ticonderoga: which was quitted by the Americaines in the night from the 5th to the 6th of July. [1777] Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/00557013/.

APA citation style:

Capitaine Du Chesnoy, M. & Lafayette, M. J. P. Y. R. G. D. M. (1777) Plan of Carillon ou sic Ticonderoga: which was quitted by the Americaines in the night from the 5th to the 6th of July. [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/00557013/.

MLA citation style:

Capitaine Du Chesnoy, Michel, and Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier Lafayette. Plan of Carillon ou sic Ticonderoga: which was quitted by the Americaines in the night from the 5th to the 6th of July. [1777] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/00557013/>.